Candy holder and carrier

ABSTRACT

A lollipop holder and carrier device for holding a lollipop candy head during use and for storing a partially-consumed lollipop candy head within a carrier section for retrieval at a later time. The device includes a carrier section having a first semi-spherical half-shell member with a first interior shell compartment and a second semi-spherical half-shell member with a second interior shell compartment when in an open configuration. The device also includes a holder section having a stem member with a first end and a second end, the first end of the stem member for being received within a hole opening of a lollipop candy head. Additionally, the stem member is movable from a first stem position within the first interior shell compartment to a second stem position outside the first half-shell member for accessing the lollipop candy head for consumption by a user. The stem member is movable from the second stem position to the first stem position for moving the first half-shell member and the second half-shell from the open configuration to the closed configuration in order to enclose the lollipop candy head within the interior shell compartment of the carrier section when in the closed configuration for retrieval at a later time by a user.

FIELD OF THE INVENTION

The present invention relates to a lollipop holder and carrier devicefor holding or storing of a lollipop candy. More particularly, thelollipop holder and carrier device has a holder section with a stemmember for inserting into a lollipop candy head in order to hold thelollipop candy during consumption, and a carrier section for holding andstoring the unfinished lollipop candy head within the carrier sectionfor retrieval at a later time.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

A lollipop is a hard sucking candy used mostly by children for placementin the mouth for by licking or dissolving of the candy head in theuser's mouth by saliva. Typically, the lollipop is not entirely consumedby a child during the first encounter with the lollipop, and the childusually sets aside and lays down the lollipop anywhere; a table, achair, a floor and the like, such that the lollipop becomes lost orcontaminated so that further consumption of such lollipops are no longerdesirable at which time the lollipop is discarded.

It is understood that the lollipop may not be completely consumed is notparticularly critical. However, the fact that the lollipop is laid downfrequently and during such periods of down time, may become contaminatedand thereafter no longer be fit for human consumption can assume arelatively great importance. Perhaps even more important, so far as theparents are concerned, is the fact that when a lollipop is laid down ittends to contaminate the surface upon which it is placed. For example,it is not uncommon for a child to lay a lollipop down on furniture andpainted surfaces which may be damaged by the sticky substance or inother places where either the lollipop itself may be rendered unfit forfurther consumption or the surface upon which it is laid may be renderedless desirable than it was before. Such surfaces may require washing toremove the sticky residue derived from the lollipop, and in particularlyegregious cases, the contaminated surface may even be detrimentallydegenerated by the lollipop residue which may in some cases besufficiently strong to take off the paint or other coating on thesurface or to so contaminate the surface so that it can no longer berendered useful for its intended purpose.

There remains a need for a lollipop holder device for holding and/orstoring a partially consumed lollipop candy in order to maintain thelollipop candy in a sanitary condition by isolating the lollipop fromthe surrounding environment. Further, the lollipop holder device shouldhave a holder section with a stem member for inserting into the lollipopcandy head in order to hold the lollipop during use, and a carriersection for holding and storing the unfinished lollipop candy headwithin the carrier section for retrieval at a later time by the user.Also, the carrier section would have a spherical shape for accommodatingvarious shaped lollipops.

DESCRIPTION OF THE PRIOR ART

Candy dispensers and holders, candy carriers for lollipops and the likehaving various designs, configurations, structures and materials ofconstruction have been generally disclosed in the prior art. Forexample, U.S. Pat. No. 5,458,277 to WYZYKOWSKI discloses a personalcarrier for partially consumed confections such as a lollipop. Thecarrier for supporting a lollipop includes a container forming a housinghaving a spherical end portions sized for receiving the body of candy ofthe lollipop and a hollow cylindrical tubular portion extendingtherefrom sized to receive a stick extending from the candy body. Thecontainer is formed of two substantially identical half members and aflexible support member connected to the container and being adapted forsupport about the end of a user. This prior art patent does not discloseor teach the design, configuration or structure of the lollipop holderand carrier of the present invention.

U.S. Publication No. 2006/0193676 to GORDON discloses a candy dispenserfor sorting and dispensing candy includes a base with a hollow interiorportion, a handle rotatably mounted to the base, and a threaded roddisposed at least partially within the base and movable relative to thehandle and the base in at least one axial direction, and a holderdisposed within the hollow interior portion of the base engaged with thethreaded rod, and movable in at least one axial direction. This priorart publication does not disclose or teach the design, configuration andstructure of the lollipop holder and carrier of the present invention.

None of the aforementioned prior art references to WYZYKOWSKI and GORDONdisclose or teach the features shown in the design, configuration andstructure, as well as method of use of the present invention, of alollipop holder and carrier in order to allow the storage of anunfinished lollipop within the carrier section of the device.

Accordingly, it is an object of the present invention to provide aself-contained lollipop holder and carrier device for holding and/orstoring a partially-consumed lollipop candy in order to maintain thelollipop candy in a sanitary condition by isolating the unfinishedlollipop from its surroundings and environment by a user or parent.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holderand carrier device that has a holder section having a stem member forinserting into a lollipop candy head in order to hold the lollipop forlicking and sucking the lollipop by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holderand carrier device where the stem member is movable from a firstposition within an interior shell compartment of a carrier section to asecond position outside the carrier section for accessing the lollipopcandy head for consumption by a user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holderand carrier device that includes a carrier section by holding andstoring the partially-consumed and unfinished lollipop candy head withinthe carrier section for retrieval at a later time by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holdercarrier device that includes a carrier section having a pair of hingedlyconnected half sections for forming a spherical shell that is easy touse for holding the unfinished lollipop when not in use by the user.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holderand carrier device that has a spherically-shaped carrier section foraccommodating various shaped lollipop candy heads within an interiorcompartment of the carrier section.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a lollipop holderand carrier device that is long-lasting, durable and easy to clean forrepeated use.

A further object of the present invention is to provide a lollipopholder and carrier device that can be mass-produced in an automated andeconomical manner and is readily affordable by the consumer.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In accordance with the present invention, there is provided a lollipopholder and carrier device for holding a lollipop candy head during useand for storing a partially-consumed lollipop candy head within acarrier section for retrieval at a later time. The device includes acarrier section having a first semi-spherical half-shell member with afirst interior shell compartment and a second semi-spherical half-shellmember with a second interior shell compartment when in an openconfiguration. The device also includes a holder section having a stemmember with a first end and a second end, the first end of the stemmember for being received within a hole opening of a lollipop candyhead. Additionally, the stem member is movable from a first stemposition within the first interior shell compartment to a second stemposition outside the first half-shell member for accessing the lollipopcandy head for consumption by a user. Also, the stem member is movablefrom the second stem position to the first stem position for moving thefirst half-shell member and the second half-shell from the openconfiguration to the closed configuration in order to enclose thelollipop candy head within the interior shell compartment of the carriersection when in the closed configuration for retrieval at a later timeby a user.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

Further objects, features, and advantages of the present invention willbecome apparent upon consideration of the detailed description of thepresently-preferred embodiment, when taken in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings wherein:

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the preferred embodiment of the present invention showing the devicein a closed configuration and in a non-operational mode without alollipop candy head therein;

FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view of the lollipop holder andcarrier device of the present invention showing the device in an openconfiguration and in an operational mode using a stem member of a holdersection for receiving a lollipop candy head of a lollipop;

FIG. 3 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the present invention showing the device in a closed and assembledconfiguration and in an operational mode by a user;

FIG. 4 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the present invention showing the device in an open configuration andin an operational mode using a carrier section for receiving thelollipop candy head within an interior shell compartment of the carriersection;

FIG. 5 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the present invention showing the device in a closed and assembledconfiguration and in an operational mode having the lollipop candy headwithin the interior shell compartment of the carrier section;

FIG. 6 is an enlarged perspective view of the lollipop holder andcarrier device of the present invention showing the stem member of theholder section pivotally connected to a hinge flap of the carriersection;

FIG. 7 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the first alternate embodiment of the present invention showing thedevice in a closed configuration and in a non-operational mode without alollipop candy therein;

FIG. 7A is an enlarged view of the lollipop holder and carrier device ofthe present invention showing the movable flap member having a U-shapednotch and the first perimeter locking edge having a U-shaped perimeternotch therein;

FIG. 8 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the first alternate embodiment of the present invention showing bothhalves of the carrier section and the holder section having a U-shapedchannel stem receiving member being in an open configuration and in anon-operational mode without a lollipop candy head therein;

FIG. 9 is an exploded perspective view of the lollipop holder andcarrier device of the present invention showing the device in an openconfiguration and in an operational mode for receiving a standardlollipop such that a U-shaped channeled stem receiving member of theholder section is used for receiving the stem portion of the standardlollipop and the carrier section is for receiving the lollipop candyhead of the standard lollipop within the interior shell compartment ofthe carrier section;

FIG. 10 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the present invention showing the device in an open configuration andin an operational mode having a standard lollipop therein; and

FIG. 11 is a perspective view of the lollipop holder and carrier deviceof the present invention showing the device in a closed configurationand in an operational mode having a standard lollipop candy head withinthe interior shell compartment of the carrier section and a lollipopstem within the U-shaped channeled stem member.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENT 10

The lollipop holder and carrier device 10 and its component parts of thepreferred embodiment of the present invention is represented in detailby FIGS. 1 through 6 of the patent drawings. The lollipop holder andcarrier device 10 is a self-contained candy and lollipop holder suchthat a stem member 22 of a holder section 20 is fixedly attached to alollipop candy head 14, as shown in FIG. 3. Further, when the lollipopcandy head 14 is not being consumed by a user 12, the candy head 14 canbe stored within an interior shell compartment 46 of a carrier section40, as depicted in FIGS. 4 and 5, to be retrieved at a later time by theuser 12.

The self-contained lollipop holder and carrier device 10, as shown inFIGS. 1 to 5, includes a holder section 20 and a carrier section 40 forforming housing 10 h (see FIG. 1). The holder section 20 includes a stemmember 22 having a first end 24 and a second end 26. The first end 24 ofstem member 22 is received within a hole opening 16 of lollipop candyhead 14, as shown in FIG. 2. The second end 26 of stem member 22 isintegrally attached to a movable flap member 28. The movable flap member28 includes a distal end 30 and a proximal end 32. As shown in FIG. 6,the second end 26 of stem member 22 is integrally attached to the distalend 30 of movable flap member 28. Stem member 22 is movable from a firststem position P₁ within the interior shell compartment 43/46 of carriersection 40 to a second stem position P₂ being adjacent to an outer wallsurface 51 of carrier section 40 for accessing the lollipop candy head14 for consumption by the user 12, as depicted in FIGS. 3 and 4 of thedrawings.

The carrier section 40 includes a pair of semi-spherical half shellmembers 42 and 44 for forming an interior shell compartment 46 when in aclosed configuration C₁, as shown in FIG. 1. Each of the first andsecond semi-spherical half shell members 42 and 44 include first andsecond interior shell compartments 43 and 45, respectively, when in anopen configuration C₂, as depicted in FIG. 2. Each of the first andsecond semi-spherical half-shell members 42 and 44 are connected by ahinge member 48 for opening and closing the carrier section 40, as shownin FIG. 4. Each of the first and second semi-spherical half-shellmembers 42 and 44 include first and second interlocking circularperimeter edges 50 and 52, respectively, for detachably locking thefirst and second half shell members 42 and 44 together, for forming theclosed C₁ carrier section 40 (see FIG. 1) having the interior shellcompartment 46. The first circular perimeter locking edge 50 is slightlysmaller in circumference C_(F) than the second circular perimeterlocking edge 52 for the interlocking of the first and second half shallmember 42 and 44, respectively, together. Additionally, each of thesemi-spherical half shell members 42 and 44 include outer surface walls51 and 53 for holding the carrier section 40 within the user's hand 12 h(see FIG. 3) when the user 12 is consuming the lollipop candy head 14.Circular perimeter locking edge 52 includes a semi-circular notch 54 forreceiving part of stem member 22 when in the open configuration C₂ andwhen the stem member 22 is in the second position P₂ where the stemmember 22 is adjacent to the outer surface wall 51 of carrier section40. Further, circular perimeter locking edge 50 includes a recessedindentation 56 on the outer surface wall 51 of carrier section 40 forreceiving the movable flap member 28 therein. The movable flap member 28is fixedly attached to the circular perimeter locking edge 50, as shownin FIG. 6 of the drawings. The movable flap member 28 also includes areinforcement support backing member 58 for providing additional hingesupport to the movable flap member 28 such that the support backingmember 58 is integrally attached to the inner surface wall 55 ofcircular perimeter locking edge 50, as depicted in FIG. 6. Notch 54 oncircular perimeter locking edge 52 and recessed indentation 56 oncircular perimeter locking edge 50 cooperate with each other in order toopen and close the carrier section 40, accordingly.

It is understood that the interior shell compartment 46 of carriersection 40 can accommodate various geometric-shaped sizes of lollipopcandy heads 14 such as a sphere, an oval, a cube, a cylinder, arectangle, a triangle or other geometric shapes.

The lollipop holder and carrier device 10 is made from clear or coloredflexible plastics that can be cleaned and/or sterilized for repeateduse.

First Alternate Embodiment 100

The lollipop holder and carrier device 100 and its components parts ofthe first alternate embodiment of the present invention are representedin detail by FIGS. 7, 7A through 11 of the patent drawings. The lollipopholder and carrier device 100 is used for holding and storing ofstandard (store-bought) lollipops 112. Elements illustrated in FIGS. 7to 11 which correspond to the elements described above with reference toFIGS. 1 to 6 have been designated by corresponding reference numbersincreased by 100. The first alternate embodiment 100 is similarlyconstructed and operates in the same manner as the preferred embodiment10, unless it is otherwise stated, except for the holder section 120having a stem receiving member 122 with a U-shaped channel 134 thereinfor receiving a lollipop stem 116 attached to the lollipop candy head114 for a standard (store-bought) lollipop 112, as shown in FIGS. 9 and10 of the drawings. Additionally, the movable flap member 128 includes aU-shaped hole opening 136 which aligns with a U-shaped perimeter holeopening 160 on outer surface wall 151 in order to allow the lollipopstem 116 to fit therein (see FIG. 9 to 11). All of the other componentparts of the first alternate embodiment 100 are exactly the same as thepreferred embodiment 10, as shown in FIGS. 7, 7A to 11 of the patentdrawings.

As used herein, the term “lollipop” includes the typical lollipop candy112 having a stick handle/lollipop stem 116 manufactured with a candyball/candy head 114, and also includes the candy ball/candy head 14having the stem member 22 inserted therein.

Operation of the Present Invention

As shown in FIGS. 2 to 5, the self-contained lollipop holder and carrierdevice 10 operates in the following manner: The user 12 initially startswith the device housing 10 h in the closed configuration C₁, such thateach of the first and second semi-spherical half-shell members 42 and 44are interlocked with each other using each of the first and secondinterlocking circular perimeter edges 50 and 52, respectively, and thestem member 22 having a wrapped lollipop candy head 14 thereon in itsfirst position P₁ within the interior shell compartment 46 of carriersection 40 (see FIGS. 1 and 5). The user now opens the device housing 10h by pulling apart each of the interlocking circular perimeter edges 50and 52 at the notch 54 and recessed indentation 56 locations in order toopen the carrier section 40 to the opened configuration C₂ such thateach of the interior shell compartments 43 and 45 of the semi-sphericalhalf-shell members 42 and 44 are in view by the user 12.

As shown in FIG. 4, the lollipop candy head 14 on stem member 22 is inthe first stem position P₁, such that the lollipop candy head 14 iswithin the interior shell compartment 45 of semi-spherical half-shellmember 44 of carrier section 40. In the next step, the user moves thelollipop candy head 14 on stem member 22 to its second stem position P₂(see FIG. 4), such that the user 12 now closes each of the half-shellmembers 42 and 44 of carrier section 40 with each other, as depicted inFIG. 3 of the drawing.

If the user 12 wants to stop consuming the lollipop candy head 14 onstem member 22, he or she simply reverses the aforementioned steps, inorder to place the lollipop candy head 14 back into the interior shellcompartment 46 of carrier section 40 to its final closed configurationC₁, for consuming the lollipop candy head 14 at a later time, as shownin FIG. 5 of the patent drawings.

As depicted in FIGS. 7 and 7A to 11, the lollipop candy holder andcarrier device 100 of the first alternate embodiment operates in thefollowing manner: After a user 12 has partially consumed his or herstore-bought standard lollipop 112, the user 12 simply opens the carriersection 140 from a closed configuration C₁ (see FIG. 7) to an openedconfiguration C₂ and moves the U-shaped channel 134 on stem receivingmember 122 from its first position P₁ from within the interior shellcompartment 146 of carrier section 140 to its second position P₂ whichmoves the U-shaped channel 134 of stem receiving member 122 to anoutside location, such that the U-shaped channel 134 is in an upwardlyfacing position P₃, as depicted in FIG. 8. The user 12 now positions andaligns the lollipop 112, as shown in FIG. 9, such that the lollipopcandy head 114 is then placed within the interior shell compartment 143and a portion of the lollipop stem 116 within the upwardly facingU-shaped channel 134 on stem receiving member 122, such that thelollipop stem 116 snap fits into the U-shaped channel 134. Concurrently,a portion of the lollipop stem 116 snap fits into the aligned U-shapedhole opening 136 and with the aligned U-shaped perimeter hole opening160, as depicted in FIGS. 9, 10, and 11, respectively. As shown in FIGS.10 and 11, after placement of the standard lollipop 112 within device100, the user now closes the interior shell compartment 145 onto theinterior shell compartment 143, such that the lollipop candy head 114 oflollipop 112 is entirely enclosed within the interior shell compartment146 of carrier section 140 being in the closed configuration C₁ (seeFIG. 11) for consumption a later time by the user.

If the user 12 wants to continue consuming the lollipop candy head 114of lollipop 112, he or she simply reverses the aforementioned steps, inorder to take out the lollipop 112 from device 100 for resuming theconsumption of lollipop 112.

Advantages of the Present Invention

Accordingly, an advantage of the present invention is that it providesfor a lollipop holder and carrier device for holding and/or storing apartially-consumed lollipop candy in order to maintain the lollipopcandy in a sanitary condition by isolating the unfinished lollipop fromits surroundings and environment by a user or parent.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides forprovide a lollipop holder and carrier device that has a holder sectionhaving a stem member for inserting into a lollipop candy head in orderto hold the lollipop for licking and sucking the lollipop by a user.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder and carrier device where the stem member is movable froma first position within an interior shell compartment of a carriersection to a second position being adjacent to the carrier section foraccessing the lollipop candy head for consumption by a user.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder and carrier device that includes a carrier section byholding and storing the partially-consumed and unfinished lollipop candyhead within the carrier section for retrieval at a later time by theuser.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder carrier device that includes a carrier section having apair of hingedly connected half sections for forming a spherical shellthat is easy to use for holding the unfinished lollipop when not in useby the user.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder and carrier device that has a spherically-shaped carriersection for accommodating various shaped lollipop candy heads within aninterior compartment of the carrier section.

Another advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder and carrier device that is long-lasting, durable andeasy to clean for repeated use.

A further advantage of the present invention is that it provides for alollipop holder and carrier device that can be mass-produced in anautomated and economical manner and is readily affordable by theconsumer.

A latitude of modification, change, and substitution is intended in theforegoing disclosure, and in some instances, some features of theinvention will be employed without a corresponding use of otherfeatures. Accordingly, it is appropriate that the appended claims beconstrued broadly and in a manner consistent with the spirit and scopeand of the invention herein.

1. A lollipop holder and carrier device for holding a lollipop candyhead during use and for storing a partially-consumed lollipop candy headwithin a carrier section for retrieval at a later time, comprising: a) acarrier section including a first semi-spherical half-shell memberhaving a first interior shell compartment and a second semi-sphericalhalf-shell member having a second interior shell compartment when in anopen configuration; b) each of said first and second semi-sphericalhalf-shell members being movably connected by a hinge member for movingbetween said open configuration and a 10 closed configuration; c) saidfirst semi-spherical half-shell member including a first circularperimeter locking edge and said second semi-spherical half-shell memberincluding a second circular perimeter locking edge for detachablylocking each of said half-shell members for forming an interior shellcompartment when in said closed configuration of said carrier section;d) a holder section including a stem member having a first end and asecond end, said first end of said stem member for being received withina hole opening of a lollipop candy head; e) said holder section furtherincluding a movable flap member having a distal end and a proximal end;said second end of said stem member being attached to said distal end ofsaid movable flap member and said proximal end of said movable flapmember being hingedly connected to said first circular perimeter lockingedge; f) said stem member being movable from a first stem positionwithin said first interior shell compartment to a second stem positionoutside said first half-shell member for accessing said lollipop candyhead for consumption by a user; and g) said stem member being movablefrom said second stem position to said first stem position for movingsaid first half-shell member and said second half-shell from said openconfiguration to said closed configuration in order to enclose saidlollipop candy head within said interior shell compartment of saidcarrier section when in said closed configuration for retrieval at alater time by a user.
 2. A lollipop holder and carrier device inaccordance with claim 1, wherein said second circular perimeter lockingedge includes a semi-circular notch for receiving part of said stemmember, when said stem member is in said second stem position.
 3. Alollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 1, whereinsaid first circular perimeter locking edge includes a recessedindentation on a second outer wall surface of said first half-shellmember for detachably receiving said movable flap member therein whensaid stem member is in said second stem position.
 4. A lollipop holderand carrier device in accordance with claim 1, wherein said firstcircular perimeter locking edge is smaller in circumference than saidsecond circular perimeter locking edge for the interlocking of saidfirst and second half-shell members for forming said carrier section. 5.A lollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 1, whereinsaid interior shell compartment of said carrier section can accommodatevarious geometrically-shaped size of said lollipop candy head having aspherical shape, an oval shape, a cube shape, a cylindrical shape, arectangular shape, a triangular shape or other geometric shapes.
 6. Alollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 1, whereinsaid device is made from clear or colored flexible plastics.
 7. Alollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 6, whereinsaid plastic device can be washed and/or sterilized for repeated use bya user.
 8. A lollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim3, wherein said notch on said second circular perimeter locking edge andsaid recessed indentation on said first circular perimeter locking edgecooperate with each other in order to open and close said carriersection.
 9. A lollipop holder and carrier device in accordance withclaim 1, wherein said movable flap member includes a reinforcementsupport backing member for providing additional hinge support to saidflap member being attached to an inner wall surface of said firstcircular perimeter locking edge.
 10. A lollipop holder and carrierdevice for storing a partially-consumed lollipop candy head within acarrier section for retrieval at a later time, comprising: a) a carriersection including a first semi-spherical half-shell member having afirst interior shell compartment and a second semi-spherical half-shellmember having a second interior shell compartment when in an openconfiguration; b) each of said first and second semi-sphericalhalf-shell members being movably connected by a hinge member for movingbetween said open configuration and a closed configuration; c) saidfirst semi-spherical half-shell member including a first circularperimeter locking edge and said second semi-spherical half-shell memberincluding a second circular perimeter locking edge for detachablylocking each of said half-shell members with each other for forming aninterior shell compartment when in said closed configuration of saidcarrier section; said first circular perimeter locking edge of saidfirst half-shell member having a U-shaped perimeter hole opening formedtherein; d) a holder section including a stem receiving member having aU-shaped channel therein for receiving a portion of a lollipop stem of astandard lollipop; e) said holder section including a movable flapmember having a distal end and a proximal end; said movable flap memberincluding a hole opening formed therein; said stem receiving memberbeing attached to said distal end of said movable flap member and saidproximal end of said movable flap member being hingedly connected tosaid first circular perimeter locking edge; f) said U-shaped channelbeing movable from a first stem position within said first interiorshell compartment to a second position outside of said first half-shellmember for receiving a portion of the lollipop stem by a user; and g)said U-shaped channel being in said second position in order to havesaid first and second half-shell members movable from said openconfiguration to said closed configuration in order to enclose thelollipop candy head within said interior shell compartment of saidcarrier section when in said closed configuration for retrieval at alater time by a user.
 11. A lollipop holder and carrier device inaccordance with claim 10, wherein said U-shaped channel of said stemreceiving member faces in an upwardly direction, when said stemreceiving member is in said second position.
 12. A lollipop holder andcarrier device in accordance with claim 10, wherein said second circularperimeter locking edge includes a semi-circular notch for receiving partof the lollipop stem of the standard lollipop when said stem receivingmember is in said second position.
 13. A lollipop holder and carrierdevice in accordance with claim 10, wherein said first circularperimeter locking edge includes a recessed indentation on a second outerwall surface of said first half-shell member for detachably receivingsaid movable flap member therein when said stem receiving member is insaid second position.
 14. A lollipop holder and carrier device inaccordance with claim 10, wherein said first circular perimeter lockingedge is smaller in circumference than said second circular perimeterlocking edge for the interlocking of said first and second half-shellmembers for forming said carrier section when in said closedconfiguration.
 15. A lollipop holder and carrier device in accordancewith claim 10, wherein said interior shell compartment of said carriersection can accommodate various geometrically-shaped size of thelollipop candy head having a spherical shape, an oval shape, a cubeshape, a cylindrical shape, a rectangular shape, a triangular shape orother geometric shapes.
 16. A lollipop holder and carrier device inaccordance with claim 10, wherein said device is made from clear orcolored flexible plastics.
 17. A lollipop holder and carrier device inaccordance with claim 16, wherein said plastic device can be washedand/or sterilized for repeated use by a user.
 18. A lollipop holder andcarrier device in accordance with claim 13, wherein said notch on saidsecond circular perimeter locking edge and said recessed indentation onsaid first circular perimeter locking edge cooperate with each other inorder to open and close said carrier section.
 19. A lollipop holder andcarrier device in accordance with claim 10, wherein an empty U-shapedchannel of said stem receiving member receives a new lollipop stem inorder to use said device another time.
 20. A lollipop holder and carrierdevice in accordance with claim 1, wherein said movable flap memberincludes a reinforcement support backing member for providing additionalhinge support to said movable flap member being attached to an innerwall surface of said first circular perimeter locking edge.
 21. Alollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 10, whereinsaid stem receiving member includes a first end and a second end, saidfirst and second ends of said stem receiving member for receiving aportion of the lollipop stem within said U-shaped channel by a snap fit.22. A lollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 10,wherein said hole opening is a U-shaped hole opening being formedbetween said distal and proximal ends on said movable flap member.
 23. Alollipop holder and carrier device in accordance with claim 22, whereinsaid U-shaped hole opening on said movable flap member is alignable withsaid U-shaped perimeter hole opening on said first half-shell memberwhen said stem receiving member is in said second position.